The best Bible verses for fear (NASB) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for fear (NASB), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in [proclaiming] it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak."Ephesians 6:20
"for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in [proclaiming] it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak."Ephesians 6:20
"By faith Noah, being warned [by God] about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith."Hebrews 11:7
"By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen."Hebrews 11:27
"The coastlands have seen and are afraid; The ends of the earth tremble; They have drawn near and have come."Isaiah 41:5
"Declare the things that are going to come afterward, That we may know that you are gods; Indeed, do good or evil, that we may anxiously look about us and fear together."Isaiah 41:23
"'For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed."John 3:20
"Though a host encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In [spite of] this I shall be confident."Psalms 27:3
"Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;"Psalms 46:2
"For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, 'Abba! Father!'"Romans 8:15
"Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without cause to be afraid, for he is doing the Lord's work, as I also am."1 Corinthians 16:10
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love."1 John 4:18
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for fear (NASB) are Ephesians 6:20, Hebrews 11:7, Hebrews 11:27. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to fear (NASB) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for fear (NASB), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.